There’s good news from Harrisburg: In a lopsided 146-50 vote, Pennsylvania’s State Assembly passed HB 257, the long-stalled raise in the minimum wage. A large number of Republicans joined the solid Democrats on Wednesday to increase annual pay for the state’s lowest-wage workers by $4,000. Hourly pay would bump up to $6.15 [...]
Just back from the legislature’s February-March break, Pennsylvania’s Assembly Appropriations Committee unanamously approved sending the minimum wage bill (H.B. 2021) to the full House for a final vote. Then, after the Committee adjourned, Chairman Brett Feese pulled it back, using a maneuver to reconsider the bill. It’s now four consecutive legislative weeks that [...]
Here comes Pennacchio: At its annual endorsement meeting Saturday in preparation for this spring’s primary election, the Bucks County Democratic Committee reflected a growing recognition of progressive U.S. Senate candidate Chuck Pennacchio. Pennacchio, a Bucks resident whose name has been unknown to most Pennsylvanians, garnered a surprising 47% of the vote, nearly edging [...]
Congratulations to Gov. Ed Rendell for standing up to the Republican-dominated state legislature in their attempt to limit voters’ rights! In a speech at the National Constitution Center, the Governor announced yesterday he would veto the bill passed by the state legislature that would make voting more cumbersome by requiring every voter to show [...]
Remember the first time you voted and had to show your ID? There’s new legislation requiring voters to remember to bring proper ID at every election. The state Senate and Assembly passed House Bill 1318 on party-line votes– with Republicans in favor of cracking down on teens who haven’t gotten drivers’ licenses, little old [...]
In a Valentine present to Pennsylvania’s low-wage employers, the Republican majority in the State Assembly yesterday voted for the third time in as many weeks to block a Democratic-backed bill to raise the minimum wage. The vote came just as the Assembly started its break for the rest of the month.
The new rate, a [...]
Interested in local politics and community service? Are you ready to go beyond merely complaining about the system?
A good place to start in Philadelphia is the position of Ward Committee Member– no experience is required, and there are almost 7,000 openings!
Here’s how it works: The City has 66 Wards which are divided into [...]
I got this via email today and thought it was pretty interesting. We hate America, right?
DEMOCRATS:
* Al Gore: enlisted Aug. 1969; sent to Vietnam Jan. 1971 as an army
journalist in 20th Engineer Brigade.
* John Kerry: Lt., Navy 1966-70; Silver Star, Bronze Star with Combat V,
Purple Hearts.
* Walter Mondale: Army 1951-1953
REPUBLICANS — and these [...]
It sure is nice to wake up on a Wednesday morning in early November and have something to smile about. Last night was a good night to be a Democrat, and showed a clear repudiation by the public of Republicans and the bankrupt right wing conservative ideology.
From New Jersey, Governor John Corzine.
From Virginia, Governor [...]
Today Democratic Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid fired the first salvo in the nationalization of the 2006 election and began the long struggle to bring accountability and competence back to the White House and the Congress. He delivered this speech on the Senate floor:
“This past weekend, we witnessed the indictment of I. Lewis Libby, [...]
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